Fully Kiosk Browser & App Lockdown

Fully Kiosk Browser is a highly configurable Android Kiosk Browser and App Launcher. Restrict and adjust the functionality of your websites and lockdown other apps in Kiosk mode. Fully Kiosk provides fullscreen mode, motion detection, remote admin and many other features for your digital signages, interactive kiosk systems, information panels and all kinds of unattended AndroidTM devices. From just a fullscreen browser to full mobile device management (MDM) solution, you decide what you get. No rooting required.

Fully Video Kiosk is our app for playing videos and image slideshows on Android devices with full kiosk protection.

Fully Single App Kiosk is our new app for easily locking down the device to one selected app. Please obtain this app on Google Play or get an APK file from the download box.

FEATURES.

The most features of Fully Kiosk Browser are configurable according to your needs.

If you need any other feature for your use case please don’t hesitate to ask me.

Please do not expect miracles in the quality of web presentation, the browser performance, or battery usage. Fully uses the Chromium web engine, and can only show the web pages as well as Chromium can. For the best results on Android 5 and 6 please install Android System Webview from Google Play. On Android 7+ please install the latest Google Chrome app The Chromium engine is then up to date and the website presentation in Fully Kiosk should be the same as in Chrome on Android. More Information.

Android 4.4 contains an outdated and buggy Chromium web engine. There are some display problems known, eg with SVG fonts. Unfortunately it’s not fixable because the Android Webview can’t be updated in Android 4.4.

APK files are available in the download box. For Fire OS devices, for deployments and provisioning please install the special editions from APK files. If installing from APK file apps from unknown sources must be enabled in the Android security settings. When updating from APK installation to Google Play (or the other way) the old app needs to be uninstalled. The configuration must therefore be re-done (or use export/import settings).

PERMISSIONS.

When installing Fully the following permissions are requested:

INTERNET – Internet connection

RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED – start at boot

DISABLE_KEYGUARD – unlock screen

INSTALL_SHORTCUT – add links to the home screen

SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW – required for kiosk mode

REORDER_TASKS – required for kiosk mode

WAKE_LOCK – required for kiosk mode

READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE – show local files with file: // and import settings

When activating the Screen Off Timer, JavaScript Interface, Remote Admin or Scheduled Sleep time Device Administrator Permission is requested in order to lock the device and turn the screen off by Fully Kiosk app. The safe mode lock requires administrator permission in order to set the device PIN. The Device Administrator Permission must be disabled for Fully Kiosk before the app can be uninstalled.

In Android 5+ following runtime permissions are requested when the appropriate settings are activated:

CONFIGURATION.

Menu and settings can be reached by swiping from the left edge to the right.

Web Content Settings

Start URL – the Home URL beginning with http: //, https: // or file: //, you can use variables like $mac, $deviceID, $locale, $hostname, $deviceName or $ssid in the URL. You can specify multiple URLs, one URL per line, Fully Kiosk will open URLs on multiple tabs (ver. 1.25+).

Username (optional) – user name for Basic HTTP Authentication

Password (optional) – password for Basic HTTP Authentication

Enable Fullscreen Videos – videos can be switched to full screen

Autoplay Videos – autoplay embedded HTML5 videos (this works only with websites having a static <video> tag, not with Youtube for now)

Autoplay Audio – autoplay embedded HTML5 audio (this works only with websites having a static <audio> tag for now)

Open URL Schemes in Other Apps – Allow other apps to open URL schemes like mailto: or intent:

View local PDF Files (PLUS) – open local PDF files using different methods:

Disabled – ignore PDF files

Use PDF.js (ver. 1.25+) – the best rendering directly in the webview incl. clickable URLs, works even in iFrames for most PDF files, may be slow with large files on slow devices, uses PDF.js hosted at Unpkg, other hosting or app integration on request

Use PDF.js (ver. 1.25+) – the best rendering directly in the webview incl. clickable URLs, works even in iFrames for most PDF files, may be slow with large files on slow devices, uses PDF.js hosted at Unpkg, other hosting or app integration on request

Use Built-in PDF viewer (Android 5+) – fullscreen view only

Use Google Docs – this doesn’t work for Intranet files

Launch Standard App for PDF – download and open PDF file in another app

Play videos in Fully (PLUS) – play Android supported videos (incl. RTSP) in Fully built-in player

View Other Files – select a way of opening other linked files: disable it, pass an URL to another app or download and pass a file to external app

URL Whitelist – enter one full URL (including http:// etc.) per line, use * wildcard, all allowed if empty (look this FAQ for examples), the URLs on the Universal Launcher are whitelisted automatically

Custom Error URL – page to load in case of any error, check query string params error and url for more info about the error; on Android 4.4+ only DNS/connection errors will be caught, on Android 6+ also HTTP errors 40x/50x. For the case of connection errors it’s wise to use local files for the Error URL as described in this FAQ.

Load Error URL on Disconnection – load Custom Error URL also in case of Internet disconnection after some seconds delay, set 0 for disabled (ver. 1.27+)

Web Browsing Settings

Enable Pull to refresh – allow the down pull to reload the current page

Enable Back Button – go one page history back when tapping back button on the navigation bar

Delete History on Auto Reload – clear history and form data before reloading

Delete Cookies on Auto Reload – delete cookies before reloading

Load Current Page on Auto Reload – always reload current page instead of Start URL on auto reload; if many tabs are opened all tabs will be refreshed; Custom Error URL will revert to the last “good” URL (ver. 1.27+)

Advanced Web Settings

Enable JavaScript Interface (PLUS) – Allow website to use Fully’s JavaScript Interface to access app and device information and features – see below

Unlock Screen – show Fully Kiosk “above” the the lock screen. This works only for Fully Kiosk app, the user interaction may lead to a lock screen when other apps are started – as they are still “behind” the lock screen (file or camera capture uploads, open in other apps, open Wifi settings, permission dialogs).

Screen Off Timer (PLUS) – Seconds of inactivity for the screen to be switched off, screen goes on again on any user interaction or when motion detected (if enabled, look in Motion Detection). Look for Fire OS limitations

Force Immersive Fullscreen (experimental) – try making the system bars immersive for other apps – ATTENTION: This is not required for Fully to make the fullscreen for web browser and launcher, use settings in Toolbars and Appearance section. When this mode is activated all key input including keyboard and back key is out of order. We can’t change this unfortunately, this mode is a big hack.

Launch on Boot – run at device startup

Force Wifi SSID (PLUS) – Pre-configure device for some Wifi network, if specified SSID is available Fully will force connection to this Wifi. The Wifi SSID may not be added manually in Android Wifi Settings, let Fully add it, otherwise Fully can’t connect to it.

Force Wifi Keyphrase (PLUS) – WPA keyphrase for the SSID above

WiFi Settings – open Android’s WiFi settings directly

Power Settings

Schedule Wakeup and Sleep (PLUS) – set sleep and wakeup times for each day of week or whole week or weekend only, please use 24h time format HH:MM for settings and note that not each device is capable of waking up on schedule

Keep Sleeping if Not Plugged – don’t wake up on schedule if device is unplugged

Sleep on Power Connect – hibernate device when power cord is plugged, can be used for nightly charging

Sleep on Power Disconnect – hibernate device when power cord is unplugged, can be used for nightly sleep

Show Battery Warning (PLUS) – show warning on display if battery below this value, set 0 for disable

Double Tap Top Left Corner plus Double Tap Bottom Right Corner (all must be done within 3 seconds, hard to guess)

Kiosk Mode PIN – password to leave the Android Kiosk mode, PIN dialog will be skipped if you leave it empty

Wifi PIN – another PIN to access Android’s Wifi settings only. Caution: On some devices like Samsung Tablets access to Wifi settings allow access to all Android settings what allows the user to disable the Kiosk mode.

Disable Status Bar – lock status bar and system settings access – your kiosk isn’t safe if you disable this setting. On some devices if you switch off this option you still can’t expand the status bar if Disable Power Button is enabled. In Android 8 you can pull down the status bar however it shouldn’t be usable.

Disable Volume Buttons – restrict volume buttons in Kiosk Mode

Disable Power Button – make the power button almost useless in Kiosk Mode, very long press will usually still power off the device

Disable Home Button – lock the home button, if enabled Fully Kiosk will ask to set itself as your Home App

Advanced Kiosk Protection – enable advanced protection against starting other apps, recent tasks and power button will be useless even when other apps are in foreground. Advanced protection is always enabled when using the universal launcher. This protection will show toast message when blocking other apps. You can add the good apps to the App Whitelist if Fully’s killing to much.

App Whitelist – allow selected apps to go to foreground, one package name per line, may use * as wildcard, e.g. set com.skype* to allow using Skype. All apps started directly by Fully Kiosk are automatically whitelisted and don’t need to be put on this list.

Single App Mode (experimental) – auto-run an app with full kiosk protection. So you can lockdown the device to one single app. Please start your app on the device prior to setting it as your single mode app in Fully for getting the required runtime permissions (or use device provisioning for setting permissions automatically).

Important: With Fully Kiosk 1.27 and older you have to swipe 5x fast and short from the top edge then press the Home button immediately to come back to Fully. Then use your selected Fully Exit Gesture to see the PIN dialog. Don’t enable this option if your device has no touchscreen or no home button (onscreen/hardware). You won’t be able to exit from the app.

Important: With Fully Kiosk 1.28+ you can use the Single App Mode with Android 8+ devices. Tap 7 times very fast anywhere on the screen to see the PIN dialog.

Select Single App – select the app to run in single app mode from the list of installed apps or specify an Intent URL

Lock Safe Mode – Lock Android safe mode, the device PIN lock screen will be activated with your Kiosk PIN for this purpose, may be problematic for starting other apps

Disable Camera – disable camera for all apps (including Fully Kiosk, so this will kill the Visual Motion Detection)

Anti-Theft Beacon IDs – list of iBeacons as UUID/Majos/Minor (no leading zeros), one beacon per line, may use * wildcard. When a beacon from this list is detected within specified distance, movement will be triggered (ver. 1.19+)

Enable Remote Administration – show info, configure and control Fully remotely in any web browser – see below

Remote Admin Password – Set password, required for Remote Admin site, for the REST Interface and for Fully Cloud access to the device

Remote Admin from Local Network – enable remote admin and REST interface in the local network or via VPN at http://ip-address:2323. Starting ver. 1.27 you can establish HTTPS connection to Remote Admin if you put a valid SSL certificate file on device, read more.

Add Device To Fully Cloud – specify account and password to add this device to Fully Cloud. You can save the cloud credentials (encrypted) in order to copy them to other devices by the deployment process and add other devices automatically to Fully Cloud.

KNOX Settings (PLUS, Samsung devices only, ver. 1.24+)

Enable KNOX Features (experimental) – enable Samsung KNOX features, requires Internet for KNOX licensing. KNOX features are for B2B customers only. KNOX settings will take effect even if Fully Kiosk is stopped. Use with caution, there is a small chance to brick the device.

Daily Usage Statistics (PLUS) – Gather locally on this device usage stats on daily base, available only for you in Remote Admin interface

Restart Fully After Crash (PLUS) – restart the app after any crash

Restart Fully After Update (PLUS) – restart the app after update of Fully or Android System Webview

Run as Priority App – Try prevent Android System from killing Fully even when resources are low

Conside Device in Use while Keyboard Visible – don’t run features like screensaver, screen off, reload on idle when keyboard is open, Fully Kiosk however can’t determine if the device is in use when the keyboard or other apps are in foreground. With this option you can avoid starting on idle features while the soft keyboard is open (ver. 1.25+)

Enable Version Info – show update summaries on startup

Show Menu Hint on Start – show demo and hint wen Fully starts

Confirm Exit – show confirmation box on exit

Export Settings – write all settings to fully-settings.json

Import Settings – pick a JSON settings file and read all settings from

Get All Runtime Permissions – request all missing runtime permissions regardless of the current need

Device ID – show device ID, tap to copy to clipboard and to fully-deviceID*.txt file for offline licensing

Volume License Key – for easy volume licensing enter your Volume License Key here. You can get it if you order for 10+ devices, please use Get a PLUS License menu item for single licenses. When removing this key, your device license will be unregistered.

Version Info – show last update info now

Device Info – show device info summary, please sent us a copy when reporting a bug

The credentials (basic HTTP authentication) can be included in the start URL (eg http://user:pass@server:8084/fhem/ftui/ ) or entered in the Web Content Settings Username and Password.

Local files can be used for all URLs like this: file: ///sdcard/test.html (note triple slash!) For Android 6+ permission for access to local files is requested and must be granted. Note that any links to local files in HTTP/HTTPS documents are disabled by Android Webview for some security reasons.

All settings can be also set from the Remote Admin or Fully Cloud or via JavaScript and REST interfaces of Fully Kiosk. You can export/import the settings file as JSON file from the app (look in Other Settings) or as JSON/DAT file from Remote Admin. You can also auto-import settings from file, look at Deployment for details.

When updating APK to Google Play or the other way the old app needs to be un-installed first. Please use export/import settings in order to save them.

ADD TO HOMESCREEN.

This menu feature creates a link to the currently open web page on the Android Home screen. So you can set a favorite/bookmark to any web page including the universal launcher. The title of web page is taken as link title. Fully Kiosk tries to find the best available favicon to use as link icon for the current URL. You can put several links to various websites on the Home screen. Clicking such link opens Fully with the web URL stored in the link.

KIOSK MODE (PLUS).

In the Kiosk Mode the Fully App sets up an Android Kiosk Mode with kiosk gesture and PIN protection. Usually you also want to disable the home button and other apps access. For this purpose Fully Kiosk will ask you to set it as the default Home App. Then by clicking on the Home button the user remains locked in Fully and won’t get to the default Android launcher.

The Kiosk Mode can be easily turned on or off in the Settings. Leave the settings and follow instructions in order to activate or deactivate the Kiosk Mode. With Android 6+ on the first start in Kiosk Mode an additional permission (“Draw over other apps”) is requested and should be granted.

The access to other apps, to Android settings via status bar, the camera, the power button and the volume buttons can also be restricted in Kiosk Mode. A very long press on power button usually will still cause the device to switch off.

In Android 8 and 9 the status bar pull-down can’t be locked but Fully Kiosk tries to close the status bar immediately and it shouldn’t be usable (ver. 1.22+). We recommend Device Provisioning for Android 8+ devices for better protection.

Some moderate hacks are necessary to establish the Kiosk Mode in Android. Therefore, some devices or Android versions may fail with it. We recommend all users who need to use the Android Kiosk Mode to test it thoroughly including rebooting device in Kiosk mode, entering PIN and switching Kiosk Mode completely off before deploying to production. If something goes completely wrong you can factory reset your device in order to exit the kiosk mode.

If you define the Wifi Only PIN you will get to Wifi settings when you enter this PIN. The restrictions for other apps apply while the Wifi settings are in foreground.

Fully Kiosk can also lockdown other apps in Kiosk Mode. Read this FAQs for details and restrictions. You can even lockdown the device to a single app using the Single App Mode. Note the procedure for exiting from that mode.

MOTION DETECTION (PLUS).

The visual motion detection uses the front camera of the device. This feature is experimental. Some devices are known for their cameras do not start or stop after some time. Motion detection is high battery consuming as the cam must be running permanently.

The detection works pretty good with the Detector Sensitivity setting at 90-95 if there is enough light. With the Show Preview Cam option you will get a small cam preview in the lower right corner, so you can see cam coverage.

When switching the visual motion detection for the first time three different permission requests will appear in succession in Android 6+: Administration rights, Draw over other apps and Access to Cam. Keep calm and enable everything.

The acoustic motion detection uses the microphone of the device and can work even in complete darkness very efficiently. Try around and set the appropriate sensitivity.

When motion is detected the screen is switched on. You can specify on Device Management section with Screen Off Timer setting in seconds how fast the screen has to be off again. Device Admin permission must be enabled for Fully in order to turn screen off. (This has nothing to do with Android root privileges. Root privileges are still not required for Fully.) Before the Fully app can be uninstalled, device admin permission must be disabled.

REMOTE ADMIN (PLUS).

You can manage your Fully Kiosk app remotely on devices in your local network or worldwide via VPN. If you have a PLUS license for your device this service is FREE of any charges. With Fully Cloud you can connect to Remote Admin from everywhere.

Enable Remote Admin and specify a password in Fully Settings and connect in any web browser to http://ip-address-of-device:2323 You can make this connection HTTPS if you put a SSL certificate onto device (ver. 1.27+).

How to generate and put a self signed SSL certificate?

You need Openssl and some Linux knowledge to create a SSL certificate for the device. First create a root certificate (for signing other CAs) using a script like this:

Now create a domain certificate fully-remote-admin-ca.p12 with password “fully” for each device using a script like this. Each device must be addressed in your local network by a hostname like device4711.network.my, not by the IP address.

Load and uncompress contents from ZIP file to /sdcard – Can be used for the local content management. Be careful, existing files will be overwritten when extracting from ZIP file.

Load and install an APK file – user input is requires on the device in many cases – check this FAQ.

FULLY CLOUD.

With Fully Cloud you can organize, monitor and remote configure your Fully Kiosk devices from everywhere (even if your devices are in a local network behind NAT). You can also make fast Device Provisioning and manage Enterprises. Fully Kiosk does not change anything in your NAT, no port forwarding or VPN is needed. You have to enable Remote Admin from Fully Cloud option and set the Remote Admin Password in the Fully Kiosk settings. Check the Cloud HowTos for more info.

Use Fully Cloud API to remote control Fully Kiosk device from your software (ask us for details)

ADVANCED

BASIC

EARLY ADOPTER

ADVANCED

1 Trial Month FREE

1 Trial Month FREE

1 Trial Month FREE

After Trial Month:

Fully PLUS License required

Fully PLUS License required

Fully PLUS License required

No other fees

No other fees
for devices added 2018

Fully Cloud
Subscription required

The trial month starts for each device by adding this device to Fully Cloud. After the trial period a Fully Cloud Subscription is required for using Advanced Features. The subscription is max. 1.20 €/month per device, annual payment 15% discount, more discount for each additional device on the same subscription. Make a free account and use the fee calculator in Fully Cloud on the Subscriptions menu. For example, if you make a subscription with 100 devices and pay annually it’s only 0.82 €/month per device.

The subscription fee is paid by PayPal subscription with 3 or 12 months period. You can cancel your PayPal subscription anytime in your PayPal account. The subscription will remain active all the time paid and no fees will be refunded. The number of the devices on the subscription and the amount can’t be changed once the subscription has started. Consider adding some spare devices as every additional device on the subscription makes the price per device cheaper. There is however no refund for unused spare devices or unused trial time. Please test everything with your devices prior to starting a subscription.

FULLY APP REST INTERFACE (PLUS).

If you have Remote Admin enabled you can use its features as a simple REST API interface in order to control the device from your local network. The base URL address is always http://ip-address:2323. You can make this connection HTTPS as described in the Remote Admin section.

You have to specify the Remote Admin Password on the URL. Don’t forget to URLencode all query string parameters. You can add type=json to the query string in order to get a short JSON response.

FULLY VIDEO KIOSK.

Fully Video Kiosk is our separate app for playing videos and image slideshows on Android devices with full kiosk mode protection. With Fully Video Kiosk you can manage a playlist containing URLs to media files or websites as well as files and folders from the local internal/external storage.

Select Items to Show – Manage playlist: Select media URL, files, folders, web sites or YouTube videos/playlists to show. You can specify to loop each playlist item, skip item on user interaction, play next after x seconds. For folders you can also specify the file play order. Folders will be played recursively including all subfolders.

GETTING A PLUS LICENSE.

All PLUS features are FREE to try. Please test all needed Fully Kiosk features with your website and your devices before ordering a license. If something isn’t working please contact us before ordering a license. Ordering a license won’t fix any bug.

If you like the PLUS features get a Fully PLUS License. This license work with all Fully Kiosk apps and with this license you can now use the Basic Fully Cloud Features. The PLUS license can be comfy obtained directly in the Fully Kiosk app menu. You can use the following button for the case if you prefer using another device/browser:

A Fully PLUS single license is only 5.90 EUR per device – one-time payment payable with PayPal for a lifetime license. There are no other fees/taxes on our invoice and you’ll get all future updates for the Fully Kiosk app including all future PLUS features. The license is activated immediately after the payment is completed. Internet connection is required on your Android device. You can even move your licence to another device later if you need. Just use this form in that case:

If you order a license for more than 10 devices you can use Fully PLUS Volume Licensing with special conditions. You will get one Volume License Key (like ABCDEF0815) which can be used for activating the license on all your devices. You can enter this key in Fully’s Other Settings and the license will be activated for this device automatically (Internet connection required). Check our manual for the fast deployment process. Please use this calculator for the volume pricing and orders:

If you’ve got a Volume License but your device may not connect to Internet for some reasons you can use Offline Licensing. However it’s some more work. Go on each device to Fully’s Other Settings and tap on Device ID. Device ID will be written to the file fully-deviceID*.txt. (If you use the Deployment APK with Android 6+ the file containing the Device ID will be generated automatically on the first app start after you grant the Media Write Permissions.) Then collect the Device IDs from all your devices and use this form. You will get a license file fully-license-bunch.txt which you will have to put back on each device.

DEVICE PROVISIONING.

Device provisioning is the fastest way to setup factory new or resetted devices. Fully Kiosk supports all available methods of Android device provisioning. You can configure the provisioning settings and get detailed step by step instructions in Fully Cloud.

APK Files to Install – enter one URL per line, silent install can be done with Android 6+

App Lock Task Whitelist – allow selected apps to enter the lock task mode, one package name per line

System Apps to Enable – enable selected system apps, by default only settings app is enabled, one package name per line

Apps to Disable – disable access to selected apps, one package name per line

Ask us if you need any support with device provisioning for Fully Kiosk. If you can’t use device provisioning you can deploy Fully app as described here.

ENTERPRISES.

With a Managed Google Play Enterprise you can silently manage apps on your Android 6+ devices. This however requires your devices to be connected to the Internet and to use the Google Play services.

Create a new Enterprise in the Enterprise menu on Fully Cloud. A Google account is required for this step. You can approve apps for your enterprise in Google Play for Work and then configure apps to be auto-installed, set default permissions and managed configurations (if your app supports) in Fully Cloud (look for Manage Apps button on the Enterprise entry). You can also manage apps for each device individually, look for Manage Apps button on the device entry.

The only way to add device to the Enterprise is making device provisioning. You can select the Enterprise when creating provisioning settings in Fully Cloud.

DEPLOYMENT.

If you can’t use the device provisioning you can easily deploy Fully to many devices as follows:

Install the Fully Kiosk app on one device (from Google Play or APK file, installations from Google Play will be autoupdated unless you disable it)

Configure and test the Fully Kiosk app. If you have different devices or different Android versions please test anything on each device type/version. Check this FAQ for recommended settings for unattended devices.

If you have a Fully PLUS Volume License Key enter it in Other Settings

If you want to automatically add devices to Fully Cloud you can add your account credentials to Remote Admin >> Add Device to Cloud and activate the Save Credentials option

Take the fully-settings.json file, rename it and place to fully-once-settings.json (in the same folder) on all other devices you want to install

Now install Fully on each other device (from Google Play or APK file). The fastest way is connecting the device via USB, copy APK file and settings JSON file to device and install from APK file.

Start Fully Kiosk app once on each device

Fully Kiosk will automatically import settings from fully-once-settings.json, remove this file and ask you for needed runtime permissions

If you had a Volume License Key included in the settings file Fully Kiosk will take the key and register a license for each device automatically (Internet connection is required)

If you had saved you Fully Cloud credentials in the settings Fully will add each new device to Fully Cloud automatically (Internet connection is required)

If you use Android 6+ please make sure to take the special APK file Deployment edition. This edition brings a Read Storage Permission dialog on the first app start which is needed to auto-import the settings.

Please keep at least one device of each type as reference and for testing and attend to this FAQ about recommended settings for making your kiosk mode secure.

If your website isn’t working properly with Google Chrome on the same Android device Fully Kiosk probably won’t make it better. Please optimize your HTML/CSS/JS code for Chrome on Android. Do not compare to other browsers (Firefox, Dolphin etc.) or other platforms (Windows, Mac). Those web engines may work significantly different in some details. You can enable Webview Content Debugging in Advanced Web Settings and try the remote debugging with Chrome DevTools.

Please check the Webview version provided by Android in Other Settings >> Device Info. The websites could run into some issues if the Webview version is older than 69.

With Android 4.4 the Webview (ver. 30 or 33) is more or less buggy and not updatable. There are different serious issues known resulting of these outdated webviews. You should look for a newer Android version for your device or a newer device.

If you are on Android 5 or 6 please install Android System Webview app from Google Play (or take an APK file from APKMirror). This will make your Webview up-to-date and the website should look and work in Fully the same way as in Chrome on Android.

With Android 7+ the Webview is provided by the Google Chrome app if installed. Update Google Chrome app for the best results. You can uninstall/disable the Google Chrome app in order to use the Webview app as provider.

Please also check the Web Content Settings in Fully Kiosk. If something (like popups, form data saving, geolocation, alert boxes etc.) isn’t working it can be caused by a restriction controlled by Fully. In very rare cases you can improve the rendering by selecting another Graphics Acceleration mode in Advanced Web Settings.

Why doesn't my webcam video play in the web page?

If your webcam video requires Basic HTTP Authentication (it’s URL starts with http://user:auth@host…) and you embed this video in your page by using the <img> oder <video> tag it probably won’t work as the authentication for embedded contents is not allowed in Android Webview (as well as in Google Chrome on Android) for security reasons. For more information please read the discussion on this topic at Chromium Bugtracker. This is something Fully can’t change. The only known workaround is using the video proxy.

How can I use local files on the device in Fully?

You can use a file URL to address local files each time an URL is required in Fully. The full file URL looks like file:///sdcard/path/to/file.html Note the triple slash. You can use the file picker in URL dialogs to pick the file from storage.

Note the any links to local files from HTTP/HTTPS documents are disabled by Android Webview for some security reasons.

With Fully 1.22+ you can also select a file on external SD card. The path to external SD card will be saved in settings as /sd_ext and replaced by the real path on each device dynamically.

You can also use the Upload ZIP File button in Remote Admin to download and unpack a ZIP file to /sdcard on the device. You have to put the ZIP file on some web server where it can be downloaded by the device and provide the HTTP/HTTPS URL. This is a way to make a light local content management. Use with care as all existing files will be overwritten when unpacking the same file names from the ZIP file.

You can also use the JavaScript interface to silently download/unpack files, delete files or folders.

How can I save bookmarks/favorites in Fully Kiosk?

If you need only few bookmarks and you don’t use the Kiosk Mode please check the Add to Home Screen feature on the menu. The current page link shortcut will be added to your Android’s Home Screen.

Otherwise you can add your favorite websites to the Universal Launcher and use it as your bookmark page. You can even seamlessly mix apps, websites and file shortcuts on the launcher.

How can I use multiple tabs in Fully?

Starting Fully Kiosk Browser 1.25 you can specify multiple Start URLs (type one URL per line and press Enter to start new line). The URLs will be opened on separate tabs. You can enable visible tab flaps and set colors in Toolbars and Appearance settings. In Web Browsing Settings you can also enable Swipe to Change Tabs to be able to change between tabs by swiping left or right.

There are also new JavaScript Interfaces fully.focusNextTab(), fully.focusPrevTab() and fully.focusTabByIndex(int) available to change tab focus programmatically. You can use the usual JavaScript methods window.open() and window.close() to open and close new tabs.

How can I use the screensaver in Fully Kiosk?

Configure the Screensaver Playlist in Screensaver settings. You can add media files, folders, URLs to media files or websites. Look in each item configuration for the Play next item after… option, otherwise it may be shown forever. You can also change the Wallpaper URL if you don’t like its black. You can also set the Play Fullscreen (if you don’t use the fullscreen mode otherwise) or specify Screensaver Brightness for the display.

If you don’t launch other apps from Fully Kiosk then the option Screensaver Timer is the way to go. Let Keep Screen On enabled and do not use Android Display Settings. In this case you can also use the Android Daydream (called Screensaver starting Android 7) instead of your playlist by enabling Use Android Daydream/Screensaver option. Note that the Screensaver Timer will only work as long as Fully Kiosk is in foreground, so this option won’t work if you start other apps.

Starting Fully Kiosk 1.22 you can select Fully Kiosk Screensaver to be started as Android Daydream/Screensaver. Set the Display Sleep Time in Android Display Settings and disable Keep Screen On in Fully’s Device Management Settings in order the Android Daydream/Screensaver can start. If you use the Kiosk Mode in Fully please enable the Advanced Kiosk Protection too. This way to start screensaver can be used with other apps, however the Android Screensaver/Daydream only starts when the device is docked or charging (or both, select in the Android Settings).

Can I wake up the screen by tapping it?

When the device screen is completely off you usually can’t wake up the device as the switched off display can’t recognize any taps. You can use display dimming instead of screen off by setting the Screensaver Timer and Screensaver Brightness. The real dimming level is depending on the device. You can then wake up by tapping the screen.

If you need to use the Screen Off Timer feature consider using different Motion Detection,Device Movement Detection or REST Interface alternatives for waking up the device.

What are the different PINs and passwords for?

You can have up to 6 keys when working with Fully:

The Kiosk Mode PIN set in the Fully app is needed to get out to menu (and everything else) in Kiosk Mode. Default PIN is 1234. If it’s set empty the PIN dialog will be omitted.

The Wifi PIN set in the Fully app only allows to access Wifi Settings in Kiosk Mode. You can give this PIN to someone who is only allowed to manage Wifi connections but may not change anything else on the device.

The Remote Admin Password is set in the Fully app on each device. You need this password to login to Remote Admin interface locally at http://ipaddress:2323/ When adding device to your Fully Cloud Account you have to specify this password in order to allow Fully Cloud talking to the device. If this password is not set in the Fully app or you forget it you can’t connect locally to Remote Admin interface and you can’t add this device to the Fully Cloud.

The Fully Cloud Account Password is used with your email to login to Fully Cloud. If you forget the Fully Cloud password you can make password recovery with your email address.

The Fully Cloud API Key is needed for using Fully Cloud API. This key can be grabbed in Fully Cloud Settings. This key will be replaced each time you change the Fully Cloud Account Password.

The Fully PLUS Volume License Key is a secret key sent to you when you order a volume license. You can activate a PLUS license for current device by entering this key in Fully’s Other Settings. You can also add all devices activated by the specified Volume Key to the Fully Cloud account at once.

You can change the Kiosk Mode PIN, the Wifi PIN, the Remote Admin Password and the Volume License Key via Remote Admin interface (locally or in Fully Cloud) in View/Edit Settings. For security reasons you cannot change the Remote Admin Password by importing a setting file via Remote Admin.

If you put your device in Kiosk Mode, forget your PIN and you have no access to Fully Settings via Fully Remote Admin interface the Factory Reset is probably the only way to change anything.

How can I use URL whitelist in Fully?

In the Web Content Settings >> URL Whitelist setting you can specify one or many URLs which are allowed to load. If you specify some whitelist URLs all other URLs will be blocked, you don’t have to put anything on the URL blacklist. The URLs added to the Universal Launcher will be auto-whitelisted automatically.

URL Whitelist is a multiline text field. Please type one URL per line and use the enter key on the keyboard to start a new line. You have to specify full URL including http:// and all query parameters. However you can use * as wildcard. For example, if you have to enable all Google and Youtube pages you can type these two lines into the whitelist setting:

*google.com*
*youtube.com*

So all URLs including “google.com” or “youtube.com” will be allowed, regardless http or https, with or without www subdomain. In most cases the list above will be a sufficient whitelist.

You can narrow the whitelist using a line like this which only allows Google Maps, regardeless http or https:

*://maps.google.com/*

Or be even more precise. This one must be https, http will be filtered out:

https://www.google.com/maps?hl=de&*

Anyway it’s a good idea to put a star wildcard at the end of the URL.

How can I play videos in Fully?

There are several possibilities to play videos:

HTML5 videos – can be embedded in a webpage by <video> tag, controlled from HTML, support only few video formats (depending on Webview/Android version). These videos can be autoplayed by Enable Autoplay option and may go fullscreen if Enable Fullscreen Videos setting is on. Please note that Android Webview does not cache video files.

Fully’s built-in video player – fullscreen only, support all Android media formats incl. RTSP streams. The player can be started by opening the video URL (require Play videos in Fully) or with JS interface powerful function fully.playVideo() (requires Enable JavaScript Interface). Some video formats upscale to fullscreen, sometimes even with broken aspect ratio. This seems to be an Android media player bug with some Android versions

External video player – depends on the external app, can support even more formats, see the next faq for external app starting and restrictions

How can I use other apps in Fully?

You can start other apps in different ways:

By using the Universal Launcher (ver. 1.20+). Add your apps to the launcher in Fully settings and show it by opening fully://launcher URL. The launcher is a special web page in Fully Kiosk which is looking like this. You can design the launcher appearance very flexible and easy by adding any HTML code to the <head> of the launcher page. When using the Universal Launcher, the Advanced Kiosk Protection will always be activated automatically.

By using the Single App Mode in Kiosk Mode settings (look in Kiosk Mode settings).

By opening a link to some file/content which is handled by external app – requires View Other Files option to be set to Pass URL to External App

By opening an intent: scheme URL – requires enabled Open URL Schemes in Other Apps option. Samples for working Intent URLs are here:

You can allow other apps to go foreground in Kiosk mode by adding the app package name to Kiosk Mode >> App Whitelist. E.g. if you want to allow incoming Skype calls add com.skype.raider to the app whitelist. Apps started directly by Fully Kiosk are whitelisted automatically.

On some devices with Android 5.x you have to enable the App Usage Stats Access permission for Fully Kiosk manually in Android Security Settings.

Restrictions when starting other apps in Kiosk Mode:

While an other app is in foreground, the recent taks button and the power button are only restricted if Advanced Kiosk Protection is enabled. Advanced Kiosk Protection is always enabled automatically when using the Universal Launcher or the Single App Mode.

For now Fully can’t lock the volume key while another app is in foreground except by using the Device Owner Settings with provisioned devices.

Another app can stay in foreground forever if the user doesn’t press back button. Consider using JS interface functions fully.isInForeground() and fully.bringToForeground() to bring Fully Kiosk back in focus whenever.

Unlike Fully other apps usually don’t skip lockscreen. So if your device is locked, the keyguard screen may be displayed when starting another app. This is unfortunately something Fully can’t change. Change Android settings in order to never lock screen as workaround.

Fully Kiosk can’t force the screen orientation while another app is in foreground.

Fully Kiosk gets no information about device touches or other usage while another app is in foreground. For this reason the on-idle-features (Auto Reload, Screen Off Timer, Screensaver Timer) are temporarily deactivated when starting other apps.

My device is asking for PIN/Pattern to unlock?

If you enabled the Screen Lock in Android Security settings your device will ask you for PIN, Pattern or Password after booting the device or re-locking it with the power button. This is normal Android behavior. Fully Kiosk can skip the screen lock for itself if you enable Unlock Screen option in Device Management (enabled by default). But Fully Kiosk can’t skip or disable screen lock for other apps. For this reason, when starting other apps with locked device the lock screen may be displayed. Unfortunately this is something impossible to change without changing the target app.

In some cases you can set Lock Screen in Android Settings to None as workaround to disable the screen lock at all. However you won’t be able to use the Lock Safe Mode option in Kiosk Mode settings then. Enabling the Lock Safe Mode option will enable the PIN screen lock.

Please use device provisioning to enable Device Owner Settings for a better safe mode lock. On the most Samsung devices you can disable the Safe Mode using the KNOX Settings.

How can I use the barcode scanner with Fully?

You can use different barcode apps like ZXing Barcode Scanner for scanning barcodes and getting codes back to web. The app must support zxing: URL scheme. Enable Open URL Schemes in Other Apps option in Fully’s Web Content Settings and use this HTML code to make a scan button:

After a barcode is scanned the scanner app will return to the specified return URL. Select Fully to be always the browser for handling this URL when asked. If another browser app is opened for the URL you have to clear defaults in the app settings for that browser app.

What are the best settings for an unattended device?

If you plan to run an unattended device consider setting the following options in order to make your device locked and secure:

If you install Fully Kiosk from Google Play please disable Fully Kiosk auto-updates. During auto-update your device will be unlocked. Please disable auto-updates for Android System Webview, for Google Chrome and Android System updates.

If you have Google App installed disable Google Screen Search, otherwise a long press on the Home Button will make strange things.

With Android 5.x you should disable the Lock Screen in Android’s Settings (set Lock Screen to None) if you need to avoid black screen flashing when pulling system bars. This however makes your kiosk less secure.

How can I update Fully Kiosk app or install/update other apps remotely?

1. You can update Fully Kiosk and other apps remotely without user interaction by using the device provisioning with adding devices to the Managed Google Play Enterprise in Fully Cloud.

2. If you can’t use Enterprises you can tell Fully app to download and start installing an APK file via Remote Admin. Note that you can only update Fully by this way if you installed it previously from APK file (not if you installed it from Google Play). And you can’t downgrade the app without uninstalling it.

IMPORTANT: User input will be required ON THE DEVICE for confirming the installation. If installing a Fully APK file Fully Kiosk will be stopped. Fully Kiosk app will be restarted automatically after the update if you have Restart Fully After Update option enabled in Other Settings.

A silent app update/install from APK file is only possible on provisioned devices with Android 6+ and on devices with root access. If you have rooted devices please ask us for the custom feature for silent remote update/install.

Can I use Fully Kiosk with an Amazon Fire tablet?

Amazon’s Fire OS is a very special Android derivative. Starting Fully Kiosk Browser 1.25 we have a special edition for Amazon Fire OS devices. This edition allows enabling the Kiosk Mode with Fire OS without third party tools. It has been tested with Fire OS 5.6.1.0, we can’t promise anything for older Fire OS.

Please uninstall apps like Launcher Hijack. When enabling Kiosk Mode in Fully Kiosk please read the dialog box text carefully and enable the Detect Home Button option in Fire OS Accessibility Settings. This is required to make the Kiosk Protection with Fire OS. (Note: This accessibility option is sometimes reset by Fire OS – no idea why, you will get a warning toast when Starting Fully Kiosk in this case. If the Advanced Kiosk Protection is enabled, your device is probably still 98% protected in that case.)

Due to the changes in accessibility service the Fire OS edition of Fully Kiosk Browser there will always be a special APK file to install. You can get it in the download box. It won’t be accessible on Google Play as Google doesn’t like apps tampering with accessibility service. May be we’ll make the app available in the Amazon store if anything works alright.

The main Fire OS specific issues remaining:

1. The Lock Screen absolutely can’t be disabled without root. The Screen Off Timer or the short Power Button press will always lead to the lock screen. All this is no issue with normal Android, another ROM or rooted Fire OS can help you.

2. The Android Webview can’t be updated separately, but it seems to be updated with Fire OS and is slightly outdated (version 59 vs. current ver. 70) with Fire OS I tested.

3. Some users reported to be impossible to use Alexa when Kiosk Mode is activated.

4. Some user reported screen brightness issues where the brightness is not set/reset properly when using the brightness settings in Fully Kiosk.

5. Some users reported the Add to Home feature isn’t working with the standard Fire OS launcher.

Again, all other features seem to work ok with Fire OS 5.6.0.1. With older Fire OS versions there can be things broken. If you find some issues with the Fire OS Edition please feel free to report to info@fully-kiosk.com and let’s see what we can do.

CUSTOMIZED AND WHITE LABEL SOLUTIONS.

We would be glad to offer you customized or white label version of Fully Kiosk Browser for your individual or business needs. You will get a custom app as APK file for your installation.

PRIVACY & TERMS.

Fully Kiosk Browser App and Fully Video Kiosk App do not track users. No information about Fully App usage including its local Remote Admin interface is transmitted to or stored on our servers.

If you are using the PLUS features the app checks periodically the PLUS license validity if the Internet connection is available. The anonymous device ID will be sent via HTTPS to our servers for this purpose.

If you order a PLUS license the device ID, Paypal transaction details, your name and email will be stored in order to enable authentication in case of license relocation.

If you are using Fully Cloud service with Remote Admin from Fully Cloud option, your device will frequently send all information available on Fully Remote Admin interface to Fully Cloud server via HTTPS. The latest state will be saved for the quick view in the Fully Cloud Account. No history data will be saved. Fully Cloud is hosted in Germany by 1&1 IONOS.

In case of application crash or ANR the anonymous information about your device type, Android version, Fully version, its major settings, logcat and exception stack will be sent to our servers via HTTPS in order to support investigation and fix that bug.

UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

German substantive law shall apply to the agreement. Consumer protection law of the consumer’s residence country shall be excluded.

Using FullyPLUS features requires a Fully PLUS License. Look at PLUS Licensing for conditions. Using Advanced Features in Fully Cloud requires a Fully Cloud Subscription after trial period. Look in Fully Cloud for conditions. You can test anything for free.

Please ask us if you can’t use PayPal. For orders with 10+ devices we can offer a bank transfer or credit card payment. However we require all international bank transfers to us to be made with the OUR instruction (all fees are paid by you). The only exception is EU-payments in EUR which can be made with SHA instruction. Credit card payment +3,5%.

Remote Admin Fully App (view info and manage settings)
New option: Reload on Internet Reconnect
Enable Screen Off and Screensaver on Timer without Motion Detection
Don’t turn Screen Off or Start Screensaver while video is playing
Detect Motion with JavaScript using Website Integration

2016-10-18 - v.1.8

Show Action Bar with Back, Forward and Home Buttons
Show Address Bar (and auto-hide when scrolling)
Enable/Disable Back Button
Support Popups and Open in New Frame
Support Microphone Access and WebRTC (Android 5+)
Improve Kiosk Mode Enabler
Cleanup Runtime Permission Managment (Android 6+)
Swipe to Navigate, Animate Page Transitions
Restart Camera on Failure

Download Files for Viewing in Other Apps
Support Audio and Video Capture Upload
Allow Vibrate Feature in Webview
Enable/Disable Text Selection in Webview
Enable/Disable Remote Admin in LAN
Better Support for Android 7
Some Bugs Fixed

2017-07-01 - v.1.18

Detect Device Movement by Accelerometer and Compass
Turn Screen On and Stop Screensaver on Movement
Play Alarm Sound on Movement (Anti-Theft Alarm)
Show RAM/Storage Info on Remote Admin
Show Battery Warning when Battery Low
Show Action Bar in Settings
Sleep on Power Connect
New REST/JS APIs

2017-08-22 - v.1.19

iBeacons Detection
Movement Alert on iBeacons
Play Alarm Sound From File
Push and Unzip File to Device
File Picker for Local Files
Show Permission List Dialog
Improved Go Out from Kiosk Mode
Improved D-pad Navigation Support
TTS over REST Interface
New JS Interface Features

Download of blob: URLs created by URL.createObjectURL() isn’t supported by the Android Webview

Black screen may be flashing in Android 5.x if your device is locked and you are pulling the system bars. You can set Screen Lock to None in Android settings in order to avoid flashes, but use Fully’s Kiosk Mode to keep the device secure

Scheduled Wakup may be inaccurate (up to some minutes later) or even fail at all on some devices